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Hebrew

Smith's Bible Dictionary

This word first occurs as given to Abram by the Canaanites, (Genesis 4:13) because he had crossed the Euphrates. The name is also derived from Eber, "beyond, on the other side," Abraham and his...

Hebrew Language

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The books of the Old Testament are written almost entirely in the Hebrew language. It is a branch of the Shemitic language, one of the three great divisions into which all languages have been...

Hebrew Poetry

Smith's Bible Dictionary

+ Lyrical poetry .--Of the three kinds of poetry which are illustrated by the Hebrew literature, the lyric occupies the foremost place. That literature abounds with illustrations of all forms of...